Newtownards: Man in hospital following stabbing

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Author: Chelsie KealeyPublished 31st Oct 2021

A man has been hospitalised after being stabbed in an incident in Newtownards.

It happened in the Mill Street area yesterday evening.

At approximately 9.30pm police received a report of an altercation in Mill Street.

On arrival they located a man who had sustained several stab wounds.

He was taken to hospital for treatment to his injuries.

A 22-year-old man was arrested and remains in police custody at this time.

Detective Inspector Snoddy said: “I would ask anyone who was in the area of Mill Street at the time or who may have dashcam or other footage to contact detectives at Bangor on the non-emergency number 101, quoting reference 1909 30/10/21, or submit a report online using our non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/.”

You can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/